Improvement in photographic-picture cases



T. F. ADAMS.

PHOTOGRAP HIC PICTURE CASE.S..

. Patented July 25. 187 6.

WITNESSES VEITUI I ATTORNEYS.

N.FETER5, FHOTO-LITHOGRAPNER, WASHINGTON. D..C.

Urrno STATE s PATENT OFFICE".

THOMAS F. ADAMS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN PHOTOGRAPHlC-PICTURE CASES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 180,183, dated July 25, 1876; application filed May 1, 1876.

I cross-section of one of the hinged photographframes on line 00 as, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of my invention is to provide for police-stations and detective-offices an improved photograph-case for thearrangement and storage of the large collection of photographs known as the rogues gallery, so that the same may be more conveniently handled than with the common albums in which they are at present stored, and also the identification of criminals facilitated, the entire collection being readily opened and closed as required.

The invention relates to a case with hinged door, to which the frame-carrying board is hinged, to be opened and closed with the door, and locked into open position by suitable spring-bolts. The supporting-board carries a number of photograph-frames, so hinged to intermediate pieces that any one may be readily swung to e'ither side for the inspection of the photographs.

In the drawing, A represents a case of suitable size, according to the sizeot' the frame and number of photographs to be stored in the same. The case A is closed by a hinged door, B, to the inside of which is again hinged the frame-supporting board 0, which assumes, when the case is closed, a position at right angles to the door and parallel to the sides of the case,'as shown in Fig. 3, while it is nearly in line with the door and parallel to the back of the case when the door is thrownopen, as in Fig. 2.

The board 0, as well as door B, is locked into open position by suitable spring-bolts D, or other locking device, that are thrown into sockets atthe'top and bottom of the case. On withdrawing the spring-bolts the door and board may be readily swung into closed posi- I tion by any suitable spring.-

Anumber of frames, are hinged to the I supporting-board O, in such a manner that they may be conveniently swung from one side to the other for the inspection of the photographs in the frames. pose the frames E are hinged by intermediate strips or pieces a to the board 0, one-half of the frames being intended to be swung to one side, the other half to the other side, of the board.

The hinge-connection of the supportingboard 0, strips a, and frames :E is so ar-' ranged as to allow the frames to be swung into position, one above the other, and parallel to the one next. below, as indicated in Fig. 2, which is obtained by a change in the disposition of the hinges and width of the intermediate strips, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The ready folding of the frames to either side admits the readyinspection of the rogues gallery when required, for identificationot' a criminal or other purposes, and facilitates the convenient handling of the large number of photographs that accumulate in the policeand to dispense with the present cumbrous and inconvenient albums, and furnish a time-saving and handier device in their place.

The case may also be used with advantage by photographers and dealers in photographs.

For this pur- Hax'in g thus described my invention, Ielaim as new and desire to secure by Leaters Patent i 1. A photograph picture exhibitor, consisting of a case provided with a series of hinged frames attached to and swinging out- Ward with the door, substantially as, shown and described, for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of the outer case with a hinged supporting-board and a spring-bolt or locking device to lock the board in open p0- sition substantially as specified.

Witnesses r PAUL GoEPEL, T. B. MOSHER.

THOS. F. ADAMS. 

